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Jimmy Panetta: “We are going to be introducing the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bill that not only protects our existing…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2019
We are going to be introducing the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bill that not only protects our existing workforce, but makes it easier to have an enduring workforce here in this country.
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Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta discusses the introduction of a bill aimed at improving labor conditions in agriculture.

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